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Research!America and partners launch national voter education initiative to elevate the priority of medical progress ALEXANDRIA, Va. ’ April 8, 2014 ’Two-thirds of Americans (66%) say it’s important for candidates running for office to assign a high priority to funding medical research, according to America Speaks , Volume 14, a compilation of key questions from public opinion polls commissioned by Research!America. Polling shows that Americans place a high value on U.S. leadership in medical innovation, yet only 12% say they are very well informed about the positions of their senators and representative when it comes to their support of medical and scientific research. www...

CSBI Encourages a Tax Code that Promotes Economic Growth and Creates Jobs ALEXANDRIA, Va.- August 28, 2013 - Research!America announced today it has joined the Coalition of Small Business Innovators (CSBI). CSBI is a national, non-partisan coalition of organizations dedicated to stimulating sustained, private investment in small, highly innovative companies focusing on the development of new technologies. Research!America is the nation’s largest nonprofit public education and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve health a higher national priority. “Research!America is a particularly influential voice in efforts to promote medical innovation. Our missions are well-aligned,...

CSBI Encourages a Tax Code that Promotes Economic Growth and Creates Jobs ALEXANDRIA, Va.- August 28, 2013 - Research!America announced today it has joined the Coalition of Small Business Innovators (CSBI). CSBI is a national, non-partisan coalition of organizations dedicated to stimulating sustained, private investment in small, highly innovative companies focusing on the development of new technologies. Research!America is the nation’s largest nonprofit public education and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve health a higher national priority. “Research!America is a particularly influential voice in efforts to promote medical innovation. Our missions are well-aligned,...

Excerpt of an article published in The Huffington Post with first-hand accounts of how sequestration is impacting scientific research. When The Huffington Post published an in-depth look at how budget cuts were affecting scientific research, we encouraged readers to offer reactions and share personal experiences. Responses varied. There were some in the political world, primarily conservatives, who believed the issue was overblown. Funding for the National Institutes of Health, they noted , remained robust at $29 billion. And while the agency’s budget has decreased because of sequestration, it is still dramatically higher than it was under Bill Clinton, even when adjusted for inflation...

Excerpt of an article published in The Huffington Post with first-hand accounts of how sequestration is impacting scientific research. When The Huffington Post published an in-depth look at how budget cuts were affecting scientific research, we encouraged readers to offer reactions and share personal experiences. Responses varied. There were some in the political world, primarily conservatives, who believed the issue was overblown. Funding for the National Institutes of Health, they noted , remained robust at $29 billion. And while the agency’s budget has decreased because of sequestration, it is still dramatically higher than it was under Bill Clinton, even when adjusted for inflation...